Chapter 96
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Volume 2 + Chapter 96: Application To Join The Gang
Xia Yi’s heart tightened.
The emerging nobility was already making moves?
Could it be that they had guessed her identity as the Silver Dragon Princess and thus started taking action?
She prepared to listen to the bad news from Lucius, then make plans.
“Whatever the bad news is, just say it directly, Lucius.”
Lucius’s expression was solemn, his brows deeply furrowed. After brewing his thoughts for a while, he finally said, “Princess, the Corolle Grand Theater is going to close for restructuring.”
“Ah?”
Xia Yi couldn’t understand for a moment. So what?
She had seen the Grand Theater before when she was with Serra on the way to the Ascension Casino. It was a place where many stars were produced and had huge popularity… Both nobles and commoners were all talking about it…
But why would Lucius show such a pained expression?
Could it be that behind the Corolle Grand Theater was actually a special organization with an extremely unique role, and this was greatly connected to the plan to eradicate the emerging nobles?
“If the Corolle Grand Theater closes, will something terrible happen?”
“Yes,” Lucius nodded gravely. “Princess, if it closes, then I won’t be able to spend time with the new star actress under the guise of inspecting work, whom I got to know under the pretext of investing in a new movie.”
“…”
“This is terrible. If the Grand Theater closes down, I can only meet with her privately, and we would be discovered by reporters and even make the headlines, greatly affecting the reputation of the Cavendish family!”
Lucius was so angry that his teeth itched.
“Letting the Corolle Grand Theater close down was all ordered by the New Chamber of Commerce. I think they clearly just want to target me! The Elvin family must be behind this, starting their revenge!”
Xia Yi was truly speechless. She covered her face, feeling very helpless.
So it was just this kind of news…
It was also quite Lucius’s style.
Serra, on the other hand, seemed to be trying her best to restrain her impulses, not to make a shocking move.
Even Xia Yi sighed in her heart. Serra really has it tough staying in this family.
“Did the people of Corolle find out about yesterday’s incident at the Ascension Casino?”
Xia Yi quickly skipped over the topic of the Corolle Grand Theater, lest Lucius continue, and a scene of fatherly love and filial piety would be played out here.
“Princess, see for yourself, it’s all written here.” Lucius handed over the newspaper.
Xia Yi flipped through the newspaper. This was the “Corolle Daily Morning Post”, which generally recorded the happenings in the city. She quickly scanned through it and discovered that the incident at the Ascension Casino was actually recorded in a small corner with just a few short sentences.
It roughly stated that a criminal had appeared in the Ascension Casino and was subdued by the security team. He was a member of the Cangqing Gang, arrested and imprisoned, to be tried another day. It told citizens not to panic.
“This… doesn’t even mention Serra and the Cavendish family at all, shifting the blame onto the member of the Cangqing Gang, concealing the truth,” Xia Yi said.
“Princess, there’s no need to be surprised. The news media has already been controlled by the New Chamber of Commerce. They have always used the news media to fool the people,” Lucius explained, “Any news unfavorable to the new nobles will not be accurately and truthfully published. Apart from gossip and scandals, it’s basically untrustworthy… No, even those can’t escape if they involve the New Chamber of Commerce.”
“In other words, the people of Corolle have been kept in the dark all along?”
“Yes, they even believe that the modification of Corolle’s laws was approved by the Royal Dragon Family, and that the Royal Dragon Family is very satisfied with the situation in Corolle. They have all been misled.”
“I see, so they have tightly controlled even the channels for commoners to obtain information…” Xia Yi pinched her chin, falling deep in thought.
“Let’s have breakfast, Princess.”
Serra pulled out a chair, inviting Xia Yi to sit.
Xia Yi sat down.
Since there were some important things to discuss, Lucius had the servants of the Cavendish family leave in advance. Now there were only three people left in the dining room.
Tasting the breakfast, Xia Yi found it novel. These were things she hadn’t eaten in the north.
“How’s the taste, Princess?” Lucius asked.
“Mm, very novel. I haven’t had this kind of breakfast in the north. The taste seems to be… a different style from last night’s chef.” Xia Yi gave a positive evaluation.
“Thank you for your praise, Princess. Actually, I made this myself.”
“Eh, Lucius, you actually cooked it yourself?”
“Of course! After all, with the Princess herself personally visiting the Cavendish family, I must let Princess experience the authentic southern breakfast!”
“Lucius’s cooking skills are surprisingly good, completely on the level of a professional chef.”
“If I didn’t have some skills, relying only on money and status… I wouldn’t be able to gain the favor of the opposite sex. A man who can cook will definitely be a bit more popular,” Lucius’s tone was still full of confidence, “Princess, did you know? Serra actually learned from me how to make breakfast.”
“Eh, Serra, is that so?” Xia Yi looked towards Serra beside her.
Serra’s cheeks twitched slightly. Obviously, she was very reluctant to admit this, but she couldn’t refute it because it was the truth.
“Oh my, Princess, did Serra not tell you about this?” Lucius quickly asked.
“Nope.”
“Could it be that Serra never mentions her past?”
“She hasn’t said anything.”
“Not a single thing?” Lucius continued to probe.
Xia Yi nodded, “Mm, I didn’t even know that she was a noble in Corolle.”
This personal maid’s past was indeed very mysterious. Xia Yi never knew what Serra was doing or what her identity was before entering the Royal Maid Corps.
Why, with such a… peculiar father, could Serra still be so outstanding? It was truly admirable.
Also, the perfect and capable maid, when fighting against the gang, showed a more ferocious momentum than the gangsters. It was really too intriguing. It must also be related to her past experiences!
Lucius glanced at his daughter and couldn’t help but laugh. “Princess, do you want to know what Serra was like before?”
Xia Yi’s curiosity was instantly piqued, her ears perking up.
Could the secrets of the perfect maid’s past be revealed here?
“Let me tell you, Princess, Serra wasn’t so well-behaved before. Back then, she was rebellious to the point—”
Boom!
Suddenly, the dining table was smashed to pieces.
“Oh my, it seems there was an annoying fly buzzing around just now. I couldn’t help but swat it.”
Serra, with a dark face, withdrew her hand, showing her father a bright and sunny smile.
“Father, it looks like the quality of this table isn’t very good—”
“…”
Lucius’s expression froze. He felt a huge… killing intent!
He was sweating profusely. Lowering his head, he no longer dared to continue his earlier words.
This was the first time Xia Yi had seen Serra with such a terrifying aura. She held her breath.
So scary!
“Princess, I’m sorry. Do you want me to make another breakfast for you?” Serra said guiltily.
“No need! Serra, no need. I’m already full!! Let’s hurry and leave to do the real work!!” Xia Yi quickly stood up, grabbed Serra’s hand, and dragged her out of the dining room.
……
After breakfast, Xia Yi left the Cavendish family manor with Serra and walked the streets of Corolle.
Even though such a big incident happened yesterday, the pedestrians didn’t have much of a reaction towards Serra.
As Lucius said, in Corolle, the media was tightly controlled by the New Chamber of Commerce. What the public knew depended on what the New Chamber of Commerce wanted them to know.
Currently, only some nobles of high status and position who had attended last night’s celebratory event at the Ascension Casino were aware of what happened.
“I’m sorry, Miss,” Serra suddenly said.
Since they were outside, she changed the way she addressed Xia Yi.
“What’s wrong, Serra?”
“I’m sorry you had to see the disgraceful side of my father. Fortunately, I was the one who came back. If it was my sister, it would have been disastrous.”
“Serra’s sister, Lucia, huh.”
Xia Yi thought for a moment.
After all, she was still here, and Serra, as a personal maid who had served for so many years, would definitely take care of her feelings. As long as she was present, Serra would have a great deal of tolerance for Lucius.
If Lucia came, the situation might be different from now.
According to that taciturn maid, who was ruthless and not talkative… If she saw her father being so unaware in front of the Royal Dragon Family…
The little princess probably should be feasting by now, right?
No wonder Lucia didn’t want to use her vacation and let her sister come back in her place.
“How should I put it, Serra? Your father is really… quite unique, quite different.”
“I actually have never really liked him,” Serra’s eyes were a bit complicated. “Miss, you should know that Lucia and I are sisters, right?”
“Mm, I can tell.”
“In fact, Lucia and I are half-sisters.”
“Eh? Really?” Xia Yi was surprised.
“Lucia’s mother was my father’s fiancée from his childhood, and my mother was someone my father met in his youth. According to my father, it was love at first sight between him and my mother. Later, my father didn’t want to give up either side, the first being family responsibility, the second being love… So he married both of them. He swore to make both Lucia’s mother and my mother happy.”
“As for what happened later… both Lucia’s mother and my mother left this world, and he didn’t fulfill any of his promises. How ironic. Father took a huge blow. He became dispirited… and it affected his work. He made mistakes, was expelled from the capital, returned to his hometown, and then gave up on himself. He became self-destructive, stopped caring about anything, and tried to numb himself every day with all kinds of hedonistic pleasures.”
“At home, he rarely took care of Lucia and me, leaving such matters to the servants in the family, just giving us enough money. When we got into trouble, he wouldn’t even educate us, just used money to smooth things over. Ever since Lucia and I were little, he has been like this. Lucia and I had many disagreements… but on the point of disliking our father, we were surprisingly unanimous.”
Serra told Xia Yi a lot about her personal circumstances.
This was the first time Xia Yi had heard so much. She listened closely because Serra rarely talked about herself.
“I’m sorry, Miss. I seem to have said too much about myself,” Serra lowered her head.
“No problem at all, Serra. You can speak your mind!”
Xia Yi patted her own heaving chest.
“Whatever troubles you have, you can tell me. I will listen carefully. This is a sign of trust. Rather, I welcome it!”
“Thank you, Miss.”
Serra smiled, obviously feeling better.
“What’s your next plan?”
“The first step has already begun. For this, I still need Serra’s help…”
…
“Did you read the newspaper? Bro, the Cangqing Gang got into trouble. They caused a scene in the Ascension Casino.”
“What, is this news reliable?”
“Truer than true! Look for yourself!”
“Whoa, it’s true!”
Two gang members were chatting leisurely during work.
They were members of Corolle’s top gang—the Hechi Gang.
Due to historical reasons, the Hechi Gang and the Cangqing Gang were mortal enemies, hostile to each other, and had many conflicts.
So seeing the Cangqing Gang in trouble, they couldn’t help but gleefully applaud.
“Serves them right. I’m telling you, the Cangqing Gang got way too cocky just because they expanded a bit faster. They got so full of themselves. Now they’ve been caught by the sheriff, losing face—”
“Hmph, our Hechi Gang’s strength is not inferior to the Cangqing Gang, but many people think we’re inferior and would rather hire the Cangqing Gang. That’ll definitely change after this!”
The members of the Hechi Gang were happily chatting.
Just then, a strange pair appeared.
A beautiful red dragon lady and a silver-haired… dragon loli?
“You’re the Hechi Gang, right?” Serra asked.
“What about it?”
“I want to see your leader.”
The Hechi Gang members were a bit displeased. “Miss, may I ask who you are?”
“Does it matter who I am?” Serra retorted.
The gang was rendered speechless.
What was going on? She knew they were the Hechi Gang yet acted so arrogantly?
Could she be a big shot?
The Hechi Gang members were a bit intimidated.
“Of course it doesn’t matter, but not just anyone can meet our boss. If you’re a noble looking to discuss business cooperation, I can take you to see the boss. If not, then forget it!”
“…”
“Miss, we’re a gang, not some lovey-dovey friendship social club. If there’s nothing else, don’t bother us at work.”
Serra asked nicely, “What work are you doing now?”
“Recruiting! Recently, our Hechi Gang is expanding our forces, widely recruiting talented and ambitious people… Could it be, you’re here to apply to join the Hechi Gang?”
“Oh ho, apply to join the Hechi Gang? Sounds interesting,” Serra smiled slightly. “Alright then, let’s apply.”
